A lot of rehash in the news, don't know how to comment on Jackson, Fawcett, Sanford(at end) but I thought these worthwhile.
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Good story - mitigating disasters in East Timor ---
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Good story - SCOTUS - strip searches not OK generally - what's with Thomas? - in locus parentis - essentially cancels any minimal respect I could have had for him - no sense of individual rights - certainly no empathy ---
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Justice curtailed? - Spain pulls back on investigating US torture instigators - US pressure - change? ---
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Secret prisons in the US? - CMUs - Communication Management Units - a direct assault against political dissent - 1st amendment anyone? - adding a terrorism clause to sentencing for non-violent dissenters - for people with a web following - but hate groups? - let's not mention them - an Amy Goodman interview ---
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The ACLU and the Military a natural alliance? - I thought this interesting and important ---
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Oil derivatives? - not subprime mortgage derivatives this time - deja vu again - causing gas prices to go up? - Jim Hightower says yes ---
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A rant against Goldman Sachs - not much new but helps to keep the outrage ---
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Israel - our friends? - Iraq/Afghanistan aren't enough - add Iran ---
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Arms shipments - Somalia - change? ---
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Sanford - enough said ---
70s/80s - humid - looks like a good weekend - enjoy
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